Helen Spiers

Helen Spiers

Posts by Helen Spiers

Understanding Gender Identity

Children and young people have a lot to think about as they develop, and forming a positive sense of gender identity is an important part of this. Gender identity development in children begins to unf …

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Nov 24, 2021

Is my child’s counselling working?

If your child has recently started counselling, it can be an anxious time. Perhaps it felt like they were at a mental health ‘crisis point’ when you booked the first session and the pressure was on to …

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Oct 15, 2021

Does my child need counselling?

In my role as head of counselling at Mable Therapy, I speak to parents every day who are worried about their child’s mental health, and they’ll ask me ‘does my child need counselling?’ I always think …

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Oct 7, 2021

Supporting students to overcome anxiety: an interview with Kemi Omijeh

We interview the writer of the new Academy course : Kemi Omijeh This week sees the launch of our latest Mable Academy course 'Supporting Students to Overcome Anxiety’, presented by Child and Adolescen …

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Feb 18, 2021